Posts Tagged with "speed training"
What Makes an Athlete Fast?
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Syracuse, NY based strength and conditioning coach Ricky Kompf. Ricky’s a good friend, works with a ton of youth athletes, and he knows his stuff. What I like about his message is that he always stresses the basics first. No fluff, no smoke and mirrors, no speed camps, and… Read more
Modified Reverse Hyper: An Exercise You’ve Never Heard of to Help Build Speed and Athleticism
Today’s guest post comes from strength coach, Travis Hansen. I respect Travis a ton because 1) he actually works with athletes and gets results and 2) he’s not scared to think outside the box (which you will read more about below). His amazing resource, The Speed Encyclopedia, rocked my world a few years back when… Read more
Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 6/3/16
Do you ever get caught in the trap of reminiscing? I’m not referring to the Pete Rock and CL Smooth 1992 hip-hop classic “They Reminisce Over You.” Probably one of my top-10 all-time favorite hip-hop songs. No, I mean “reminisce” in the sense of remembering where you were or what you were doing 24 hours… Read more
Getting My Athleticism Back
The saying “if you don’t use it, you lose it” can be applied to many facets of life. Vacation time for some people applies here. Within some companies here in the U.S, if you don’t use your vacation time, you lose it. Which is BS. And, of course, I could easily toss in an obligatory… Read more
When Going Backwards Is a Good Thing: The Up Two, Back One Drill
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of one of my most favorite people in the world, Jen Sinkler. She, along with strength & conditioning coaches Angie Brambley-Moyer and Tim Moyer are releasing their new strength, speed, & agility training product Lightning & Thunder. I’ve just started playing with the program myself (my wife and I went… Read more
Why You Should Train Like an Athlete, Even If You Aren’t One
You don’t have to be playing in front of thousands of people or sign a seven-figure contract in order to train like an athlete. Although, lets be honest: both would be nice. I’m often asked how I go about writing programs for my athletes as opposed to by everyday regular Joes and Janes; how much… Read more
Using External Cueing To Improve Linear Acceleration
“I’m not fast, but I like to pretend I am on the internet.” Me Okay, I’m kinda fast. Well, I mean, as far as 39 year olds who are roughly 15 years removed from playing any competitive sports are concerned, I’m lightening quick. Besides, baldness increases aerodynamics right? Truth be told: as a strength and… Read more
The 3 S’s of Hybrid Training: How to Increase Speed, Size, and Strength
There aren’t many coaches out there who are as “diverse” as Nick Tumminello. He’s equal parts meathead and evidence based, which basically means he can sit at any table he wants to in the proverbial high-school cafeteria. It doesn’t matter if it’s with the cool-kids, football players, hipsters, Honor Society, or theater nerds…Nick’s “in” with… Read more